JUNE 1st.\u2014The ambulances are now bringing in the enemy\u2019s wounded as well as our own. It is the prompting of humanity. They seem truly grateful for this magnanimity, as they call it; a sentiment hitherto unknown to them.<\/p>\n
The battle was renewed to-day, but not seriously. The failure of Gen. Huger to lead his division into action at the time appointed, is alleged as the only reason why the left wing of the enemy was not completely destroyed. But large masses of the enemy did cross the river, on bridges constructed for the purpose, and they had 50,000 men engaged against a much less number on our part; and their batteries played upon us from the north bank of the Chickahominy. The flying foe kept under shelter of this fire\u2014and these guns could not be taken, as the pontoon bridge was defended by heavy artillery.<\/p>\n
All day the wounded were borne past our boarding-house in Third Street, to the general hospital; and hundreds, with shattered arms and slight flesh wounds, came in on foot. I saw a boy, not more than fifteen years old (from South Carolina), with his hand in a sling. He showed me his wound. A ball had entered between the fingers of his left hand and lodged near the wrist, where the flesh was much swollen. He said, smiling, “I\u2019m going to the hospital just to have the ball cut out, and will then return to the battle-field. I can fight with my right hand.\u201d<\/p>\n
The detectives are jubilant to-day. They say one of their number, ______, did heroic feats of arms on the field, killing a Yankee colonel, and a private who came to the rescue. At all events, they brought in a colonel\u2019s sword, pistols, and coat, as trophies. This story is to be in the papers to-morrow!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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